Ornament mounting structure



April 14, 1936. c. c. WILSON ORNAMENT MOUNTING STRUCTURE Fil ed Feb. 20, 1934 F m m m U Q W Patented Apr. 14, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ORNAMENT MOUNTING STRUCTURE Application February 20, 1934, Serial No. 712,206

11 Claims. (01. 40-140) My invention aims to provide a detachable ornament-supporting device for bag frames and the like.

In .the drawing, which illustrates a preferred embodiment of my invention:- 7

Figure 1 is a plan view of aportion of a bag frame having an ornament mounted on a channelled member by my improved invention;

Fig. 2.is a front elevation of the device shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3--3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1 and shows the assembled relation of the ornament, channelled member and the detachable ornament-supporting device;

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the ornament-attachin device;

Fig. 6 is a side view of the ornament-attaching device;

Fig. '7 is a sectionon the line 1-1 of Fig. 5; and

Fig. 8 is a plan view of the blank used to make the detachable ornament-attaching device.

My invention as illustrated by the .drawing is particularly, though not exclusivel adapted for use in connection with ladies handbags and is directed particularly to providing means for de tachably securing an ornament to a channelled member of a hand bag structure.

Referring to the embodiment of my invention (Figs. 1 through 4), I have shown an ornament I (in this case, for illustrative purposes, theletter M) supported in a channelled member .2 which in turn is carried by one of the usual channelled bag frame members 3 M4.

My invention relates particularly to the detachable ornament-attaching device or yieldable spring member 5 which may be considered as carried by the channelled member 2-or by-the ornament I, or as a separate unit in itself. It is adapted to engage with thechannelled member and the ornament to prevent accidental relative longitudinal movement-of the ornament with respect to the channelled member. Since the spring member is yieldable, the ornament may be removed from the channelled support during intentional disengagement whensufiicient force is applied to the ornament. The channelled member 2 is provided with a bottom wall ,6 and spaced walls I-I extendingupwardly and inwardly, the inwardly extending portions 8-8 providing means to support the ornamental device I, as described hereinafter.

The channelled member 2 is held to the bag frame member by a half oval shaped clip .9, shown in Fig. 3, which may slide back'and forth longitudinally over the member III, thus providing means to open and close the handbag members. A. plate II is secured to the inner .wall of a .bag frame 3 and as the clip 9 carrying the channelled member 2 and the ornament I is moved beyond the limits of the plate I I the handbag frames may be separated at the top and vice versa to close. The locking arrangement described is well known in the art and, as it .does not form a vital part'of my invention, further description will'be :omitted as it is believed that anyone skilled in the art to which it pertains will understandits operation.

The ornament I is provided with longitudinal grooves I2I2 at both sides thereof which are arranged and adapted to fit the portions 8-8 of the channelled member 2, as described hereinafter. A slot I2 at one end of the ornament is-also provided as a recess to fit a portion of the ornamentattaching member.

As illustrated in Fig. 4, in order to provide means whereby the ornamental device I may be detachably secured within the channelled support 2, I have provided a yieldable spring member 5 adapted to enclose one end and a portion of the top of the channelled member and detachably secure the ornament I in the channelled support 2. The spring member 5 is made from a suitable blank of sheet metal (Fig. 8) and bent into a form best illustrated in Figs. 5, 6 and '7.

The blank illustrated in Fig. 8 is cut from a strip of sheet metal and is thereafter folded at right angles along the dotted lines A-A and 3-43 providing artop plate I3, a connecting portion I4 and a bottom plate I5. Theoonnecting portion I4 has the same shape as the channelled member and is of substantially the same size. The top plate is provided with ears I6-I6 at each side thereof which are'bent downwardly and outwardly, as illustrated by-Fig. 7. The front portions I'I I'I of theears I6-I6 are curved downwardly for the purpose described hereafter. The bottom plate I5 is provided with a detent .-I 8 and a curved portion I9.

To assemble theornament and spring member within the channelled support, as shown in Fig. 4, an ornament havingthe proper grooves heretofore mentioned is brought up to the channelled member -2 and when proper alignment of the grooves I;2-I2 and portions .8.-8 is obtained the ornament ispushed along the channel and'held thereby. The spring member .5 is then brought up to the ornament in the channel. The end portion of the top plate I3 is .inserted into the recess I2 of the ornament, .the bottom plate extending into the channel. The operator, pushing on the connecting portion I4, advances the spring member and the ornament into the channel 2 until the detent I 8 slides into an aperture 20 provided by the channel. At this point, the ornament rests against the stop member 21 in the channel and is held thereby from further longitudinal movement along the channel. The parts are so arranged that when the ornament hits the stop member 2! the detent l 8 slides into the aperture as and at the same time the outer face of the connecting portion [4 is substantially even with the end of the channel. The top plate 13 is on an even plane with the portions 88 of the channel and to all outward appearances, .except for a very fine line connecting the outline of the channel and the spring member, the two appear to blend into one complete unit giving a neat appearance to the structure.

The function of the ears |6--|6 is to provide means to support the plate I 3 by bearing against the inner side of the portions 88 of the channel 2, while the curved portions !1-|'| facilitate the positioning of the spring member as it is first brought up to the channel 2 to be entered therein.

The spring member, as well as providing a neat appearance to the end of the channel, provides means centered in the plate 15 whereby the ornament 'may be held against relative accidental movement in the channel while permitting intentional movement therein.

The curved portion [9 bears against the lower portion of the ornament as well as against the bottom wall of the channel and is always under tension, such tension, however, being yieldable to permit certain functions of the spring member. The greatest tension of the plate [5 occurs just before the detent I8 slides into the aperture 20, or just after it is removed, because at these points the portion I9 is under tension between the ornament and the channel and the detent l8 bearing against the channel provides additional tension. A part of this tension is relieved when the detent enters the aperture but there remains sufiicient tension to hold the ornament firmly in the channel and prevent any accidental movement thereof because of the fact that the detent I8 is held within the aperture 20 by the aforesaid tension of the spring member.

To remove the ornament it is only necessary to apply suiiicient force in a direction parallel to the channel and to the ornament to overcome the tension of the spring member holding the detent I 8 into the aperture 20. When this is done the detent rides up over the side of the aperture and is carried along by the ornament whereby it is completely disengaged from the channel.

By my invention I have provided a cheaply manufactured and positive acting spring member for the purpose of detachably securing an ornamental device within a channelled member. The practical value of the embodiment of my invention lies in the fact that one may choose any type of ornament and be able to secure it to bag frame members constructed as described and change the ornament for another type when it is desirable to do so. Heretofore, an ornament once assembled was a more or less permanent fixture, but by my invention I have provided means whereby the owner of a handbag of the type described may use ornaments of their own choosing and suited to their own tastes and change them at will.

Another feature of my invention is the fact that the detachable ornament-attaching device or springmember described and illustrated herein encloses the end and a portion of the top of the channel member, making it appear that the spring member and the channel member are a complete unit so that any type of ornament may be used without detracting from its appearance.

While I have illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of my invention, I do not wish to be limited thereby, because its scope is best defined by the following claims.

I claim:

I. An ornament mounting structure compris ing, in combination, an ornament, a channelled support for said ornament, an attaching member associated with said support and having portions adapted to close one end and a portion of the open side of said support, said attaching member having yieldable means bearing on said support to prevent accidental movement of the attaching member relative to the support and said attaching member having means engaging the ornament whereby the ornament is secured to said support against accidental longitudinal movement relative thereto.

2. An ornament mounting structure comprising, in combination, a channelled support having spaced walls extending upwardly and inwardly, an ornament mounted on said channel and being supported thereon by said inwardly extending Walls and a separate spring member associated with one of said parts, said spring member comprising spaced top and bottom plates extending away from an integral connecting portion, and having a detent means directly engaging a portion of the other of said parts to prevent accidental relative longitudinal movement of the parts, said spring member being yieldable to permit engagement and disengagement of the detent means when sufficient force is applied to the ornament during intentional engagement with and disengagement from the channelled support.

3. An ornament mounting structure comprising, in combination, a channelled support having spaced walls extending upwardly and inwardly, an ornament mounted on said channel, said ornament having longitudinal grooves at each side to correspond to said inwardly extending walls of said channel, said last mentioned walls adapted to fit into said grooves and support said ornament on said channel, and a detachable spring member comprising spaced top and bottom plates extending away from an integral connecting portion, said spring member located in said channel and secured there by its own tension and engaging the ornament to prevent accidental longitudinal movement of said ornament on said channel, said spring member being yieldable to allow the ornament to become disengaged with said channelled support when sufiicient force is applied to the ornament.

4. An ornament mounting structure comprising, in combination, a channelled support having spaced walls extending upwardly and inwardly, an ornament mounted on said channel and being supported thereon by said inwardly extended walls and a spring member associated with said parts and having a detent element directly engaging the channelled support and having the portion of said spring member carrying said detent element bearing upwardly against the bottom of said ornament thereby urging said ornament against said inwardly turned walls to prevent relative longitudinal movement of the parts.

5. A yieldable spring member of the class described adaptedto locate an ornament on a channelled member and comprising, in combination,

spaced top and bottom plates extending away from an integral connecting portion, said top plate having downwardly and outwardly extending ears integral with said top plate, said bottom plate having a detent and a curved portion as and for the purposes described.

6. A yieldable spring member of the class described adapted to locate an ornament on a channelled member comprising, in combination, spaced top and bottom plates extending away from an integral connecting portion therebetween, said top plate having downwardly and outwardly extending ears integral with said top plate, said ears being curved downwardly away from said connecting portion, and said bottom plate having a projection and a curved portion as and for the purposes described.

7. An ornament mounting structure comprising, in combination, a channelled support, an ornament carried thereby and a yieldable spring member associated with said parts, said spring member comprising, in combination, spaced top and bottom plates extending into said channel and away from an integral connecting portion therebetween, said connecting portion being of thefsame shape as the interior cross-section of said channel and substantially the same size, said bottom plate having a detent element directly engaging the channelled support, and said bottom plate carrying said detent element having a portion bearing against the bottom of said ornament to prevent accidental relative longitudinal movement of the parts except when suificient force is applied to the ornament during intentional engagement with and disengagement from the channelled support.

8. An ornament mounting structure of the class described comprising, in combination, a channelled support having spaced walls extending upwardly and inwardly, an ornament having longitudinal grooves at the sides to correspond to said inwardly extending walls of said channel, said walls adapted to fit into said grooves and support said ornament on said channel and a spring member adapted to locate said ornament on said channelled member, said spring comprising, in combination, spaced top and bottom plates and an integral connecting portion therebetween, a portion of said top plate engaging a groove at the end of said ornament, said top plate having ears extending beneath the inwardly extending walls of said channel, said connecting portion being of the same shape as said channel and adapted to close one end thereof, and said bottom plate having a detent element directly engaging a cooperating detent element presented by the channelled member to prevent accidental relative longitudinal movement of the parts, and said spring member being yieldable to permit engagement and disengagement of the detent means when sufiicient force is applied to the ornament during intentional engagement with and disengagement from the channelled support.

9. An ornament mounting structure comprising, in combination, a supporting structure, an ornament adapted to be carried by the supporting structure and an attaching member securing the ornament in position, said attaching member being in the form of a separate sheet metal part having spaced top and bottom plates extending away from an integral connecting portion, and said attaching member having means for engaging both the supporting structure and the ornament to hold those parts against accidental relative movement.

10. A one-piece spring member of the class described adapted to locate an ornament on a channeled member, said spring comprising spaced-apart top and bottom plates extending in the same direction from an integral connecting member, said top and bottom plates being adapted to exert a spring tension away from each other when compressed, and said bottom plate having a portion bent upwardly for the purpose described.

11. An ornament mounting structure of the class described comprising, in combination, an ornament having longitudinal grooves, a channeled supporting member having inwardly turned walls extending into said grooves whereby said ornament is slidable on said support, a spring member formed from sheet metal and having top and bottom plates extending into said channel from an integral connecting portion, said top plate bearing upwardly against said inwardly turned Walls and said bottom plate bearing downwardly against the bottom of said channel whereby said spring is held in position, and the bottom plate of said spring having an upwardly disposed portion bearing against the bottom of said ornament and cooperating with the inwardly turned walls to prevent accidental movement of the ornament relative to the support.

CARY C. WILSON. 

